Price, in turn, challenged former Hope College President Jim Bultman and state Rep. Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville. Bultman, who attended the fundraiser, accepted the challenge then and there.

"I don't think you quite realize how cold ice can make a bucket of water … or four or five buckets of water,” Price joked.

In a video made of the challenge, Huizenga talks about friends and acquaintances who have ALS.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that progressively degrades the muscle's ability to work, including swallowing, speaking and breathing.

The rules of the ice bucket challenge state those named in a challenge can either accept the challenge and donate $10 to The ALS Association or turn down the challenge and donate $100. In addition to accepting the challenge, Huizenga said he plans to donate about $50 and Price said she will donate $60.

As of Tuesday, the ALS Association had raised $22.9 million, compared to $1.9 million during the same time over three weeks last year. That includes nearly half a million new donors.

“The Ice Bucket Challenge will be seen as a real game-changer for ALS,” ALS Association President and CEO Barbara Newhouse said in a news release that went on to call the level of donations “unprecedented.”

The ALS Association provides care services to people with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease and their families through chapters across the nation. The nonprofit leads a global research program seeking both treatments and cures for the disease